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Mr. Tom Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Expression: 'He spat in his wife's face'

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00I am a bit confused about the use of the correct preposition in the following sentences. Could you please help me out? 01blockquote
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  1. 10'He spat 11b11u10in12u12b10 his wife's face' 12br
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  2. 10'He spat 11b11u10on12u12b10 his wife's face' 12br
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  3. 10'He spat 11b11u10at12u12b10 his wife's face' 12li
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    1. 20'He slapped 21b21u20in22u22b20 his wife's face' 22br
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    2. 20'He slapped 21b21u20on22u22b20 his wife's face' 22br
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    3. 20'He slapped 21b21u20across22u22b20 his wife's face' 22li
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0Wow. These sentences are so distasteful. 02br 02br 00He spat in his wife's face.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Wow.
  • These sentences are so distasteful.
  • 02br 02br 00He spat in his wife's face.
  • He spat at his wife.
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0Wow. These sentences are so distasteful. 02br
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00He spat in his wife's face. He spat at his wife. (NOT at his wife's face or on his wife's face.)02br
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00He slapped his wife.02br
00He slapped his wife's face.02br
00He slapped his wife across the face.02br
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00Note that with the"slapped" sentence, the
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0G'day Tom,02br
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00Which test do you need to pass with these base sentences?02br
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00Each sentence looks as equally as ugly as the other.02br
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0 Hi,02br
00I would have said 01i00"He spat 01b00in02b00 her face"02i00too. I think that kind of "in" is the same we use when we say "He punched her in the face, in the stomach..." or "He kicked her in the shin, in the groin..." - It seems "in" is the usual preposition in those contexts... spitting, punching, kicking, even shooting. 05
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0Hi Kooyeen,02br
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00Actually, there is a difference. 02br
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00He punched HIM on the shoulder (in a friendly male-bonding type of gesture, of course.)02br
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00She kicked HIM in the knee.02br
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00Cupid shot HIM in the heart (with his arrow of love).02br
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00"Spit" doesn't follow this
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